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Little League Head First slide to first. Force Out?
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Guest Casey Sullivan
Hi, here is a riddle... trying to find the answer.
I realize sliding head first is illegal... and it would be hard to differentiate his stumble with intentional slide. So let's just say he should be out for the slide.
Question is, does the run score?
If he was out because of the force, the run wouldn't score. If the throw made it to first before the runner... for sure he would be out and the run wouldn't count.
But, in this case.... he wasn't out because of a play at first... he was out because of a face-first slide... would this still count as a force?
And he was safe by 1 second plus... so wasn't a bang bang play (if that matters).
My inclination was that he was out not for the force... so run scores.
any takers on this one?
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Lou B
If the Umpire judged the runner stumbled/fell head-first into first he's not out for a headfirst slide. Pure judgement call by the umpire. Of course, he could judge it as a headfirst slide.
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